I’ve just returned from Lake Como in Northern Italy, which is one of the most beautiful places I have travelled to. Some views of the mountains and lakes are simply ‘picture perfect.’ In addition to the breathtaking views on full display, there are also quiet, hidden treasures waiting to be discovered. You stumble across a...
A Whitstable stone from the weekend Could this be it, could summer finally have arrived? I thought I would celebrate the sunshine and share my Summer Medley with you… It’s been a busy time and for obvious reasons – rather strange. I won’t go into politics here but I have felt that the world has tipped...
Please do not disturb! Writing in response to photos from the C&C Archive During one of my recent workshops, I asked the group – who I have been working with since January, why the weekly writing workshops matter to them? I asked them this because they were talking about how they really didn’t like it...
The view of Chester Town Centre from the Roman City Walls Hello, This month has been all about research and new discoveries…from a weekend exploring Chester and attending the Lapidus National Conference (Lapidus is the Writing for Wellbeing Organisation that Creative Writes is a Professional Member of: http://www.lapidus.org.uk/), a visit to the V&A Archives with my...
The Creative Writes video tells our story Hello & welcome! The whirlwind of activity has continued to spin around the Creative Writes core! We had a wonderful set of five creative writing workshops at our headquarters in Muswell Hill, N10. The group formed a bond and we covered a range of material, while I guided the group through a...
Watch the Creative Writes Video below – find out what we do and hear from our participants: Spring blossom Hello, I hope this finds you well,With the start of a new season, there is a new light. And with the new light, we start to see clearer. We start to see what it is we...
Illustration by Charlie Adams: Muswell Hill – The Aspiring Suburb Hello from Muswell Hill headquarters! Verse by John Ringham: Muswell Hill – The Aspiring Suburb I found this lovely little book in Muswell Hill Library and thought I would share some pages with you here. I also wanted to share the Week of Tweets by...
Tweet, tweet! Hello, I was inspired by Mslexia Magazine’s ‘A Week of Tweets’ – where a guest records their week in tweets, with the daily limit of 140 characters. I have shared this with my creative writing groups in Muswell Hill, N10 and beyond. The exercise has been well received. There is no pressure to...
Nichola Hello, I hope this finds you well on this sunny February morning. The big news from Creative Writes headquarters is that we have a new team! After the success of working with my first volunteer Lanna in 2014, I decided it was time to try and recruit for a new volunteer to focus on...
Happy New Year! How is 2016 going for you so far? I re-charged my batteries with some winter sun in the Canaries at the beginning of the year – it was a great plan! Since my return, I have been focussing in my workshops on the year ahead – guiding my participants through writing exercises which explore...
